Tikkepants

The area of 50 to 100 ha is managed by Natuurpunt and is part of the Natura 2000 habitat guideline area of forest and heath areas east of Antwerp. This is a peat bog through which the Red Loop flows. Until the 20th century, peat was extracted, creating holes that became overgrown and from which further moss was harvested to be used as fertilizer for the fields. Coppicing occurred in the alder swamp forest, there were remnants of heath that were mown, and there were hay meadows. All of this contributed to a varied and small-scale landscape. The Red Loop can sometimes overflow and inundate a larger area.

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